Beth Stevens
@bethanyrc.bsky.social
Poet, film buff, editor for International Cinephile Society
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Beth Stevens
@bethanyrc.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I become the cat
in my arms, a series of agile
leaps, porch to windowsill to countertop
never touching down
needing
to rouse someone in time, I shout
and brandish the cat
my cries
drop down, yet I'm
still smiling –
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John Lynn gets lost in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's kaleidoscopic REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND, ostensibly a spy thriller but better suited for those attuned to cinema as a sensory and structural experience buff.ly/JZ4MK6e
Review: Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani)
"Those attuned to cinema as a sensory and structural experience may find the film to be tremendous" Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have become two of the
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December 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
John Lynn gets lost in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's kaleidoscopic REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND, ostensibly a spy thriller but better suited for those attuned to cinema as a sensory and structural experience buff.ly/JZ4MK6e
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
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Right before it got a Special Mention from the jury at #PÖFF29, Milani Perera sat down with Eeva Mägi to talk about intuition, memory and the fragments of truth in her film MO PAPA buff.ly/nvxwdCI
Tallinn 2025 interview: Eeva Mägi (Mo Papa)
Before the winners of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival were announced, I spoke with filmmaker Eeva Mägi, whose Mo Papa would later receive a
icsfilm.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Right before it got a Special Mention from the jury at #PÖFF29, Milani Perera sat down with Eeva Mägi to talk about intuition, memory and the fragments of truth in her film MO PAPA buff.ly/nvxwdCI
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BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
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BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
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BEST ACTOR: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
BEST ACTOR: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sinners
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sinners
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: The Secret Agent
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: The Secret Agent
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I just got an email that referred to Cyber Week instead of Cyber Monday and I cannot describe the groan I groant.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I just got an email that referred to Cyber Week instead of Cyber Monday and I cannot describe the groan I groant.
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Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to bat (or is it a paddle?) for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME, a thrilling blend of psychological character study and slapstick comedy, and a staggering achievement in every possible way buff.ly/Qg9CONE
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to bat (or is it a paddle?) for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME, a thrilling blend of psychological character study and slapstick comedy, and a staggering achievement in every possible way buff.ly/Qg9CONE
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Shortly after its #PÖFF29 premiere, THINK OF ENGLAND's director Richard Hawkins and cinematographer Sarah Cunningham sat down with Milani Perera to talk about bravery, dual worlds, and the alchemy between director and cinematographer buff.ly/w09p3Qg
Tallinn 2025 interview: Richard Hawkins & Sarah Cunningham
On a quiet Tallinn afternoon, just hours after the world premiere of Think of England at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Festival, I sat down with director
icsfilm.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Shortly after its #PÖFF29 premiere, THINK OF ENGLAND's director Richard Hawkins and cinematographer Sarah Cunningham sat down with Milani Perera to talk about bravery, dual worlds, and the alchemy between director and cinematographer buff.ly/w09p3Qg
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At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke to one of world cinema's most compelling figures, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, about her artistic upbringing, about exile, and about the universe leading her to the comedy of her latest film OH, WHAT HAPPY DAYS buff.ly/cFo7g95
Tallinn 2025 review: Golshifteh Farahani - The Dragon Within
When Golshifteh Farahani walks into a room, she carries with her more than fame. She carries the weight of an entire cinematic tradition, the
icsfilm.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke to one of world cinema's most compelling figures, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, about her artistic upbringing, about exile, and about the universe leading her to the comedy of her latest film OH, WHAT HAPPY DAYS buff.ly/cFo7g95
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Don’t listen to them. Of course I’m your real dad 😹
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Don’t listen to them. Of course I’m your real dad 😹
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Matthew Joseph Jenner balances between reality and construction in Agostina Di Luciano and Leon Schwitter's THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, a gentle and captivating film enshrouded in mystery and driven more by its atmosphere than its storyline buff.ly/mRNAcDD
Review: The World Upside Down (Agostina Di Luciano & Leon Schwitter)
"Gentle and captivating, enshrouded in mystery and driven more by its atmosphere than its storyline" Deep in rural Argentina sits a village mostly
icsfilm.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Matthew Joseph Jenner balances between reality and construction in Agostina Di Luciano and Leon Schwitter's THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN, a gentle and captivating film enshrouded in mystery and driven more by its atmosphere than its storyline buff.ly/mRNAcDD
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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John Lynn sees Sharon Lockhart continue to refine her thematic interest in the smallness of humanity against the enormity of nature in WINDWARD, a film that reminds us that humans are temporary, while landscapes and nature endure buff.ly/lr1uBif
Review: Windward (Sharon Lockhart)
"With Windward, Lockhart continues to refine her thematic interest in the smallness of humanity against the enormity of nature" Sharon Lockhart’s newest
icsfilm.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
John Lynn sees Sharon Lockhart continue to refine her thematic interest in the smallness of humanity against the enormity of nature in WINDWARD, a film that reminds us that humans are temporary, while landscapes and nature endure buff.ly/lr1uBif
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Matthew Joseph Jenner finds something deeply personal and profoundly moving in Karin Pennanen's DAYS OF WONDER, an intimate voyage into the life of a man whose entire raison d'être was to create by any means necessary #PÖFF29 buff.ly/oiLIZ2d
Tallinn 2025 review: Days of Wonder (Karin Pennanen)
"A deeply personal and profoundly moving artistic odyssey" While it may not be their entire purpose, every artist yearns to be recognised, even if solely
icsfilm.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner finds something deeply personal and profoundly moving in Karin Pennanen's DAYS OF WONDER, an intimate voyage into the life of a man whose entire raison d'être was to create by any means necessary #PÖFF29 buff.ly/oiLIZ2d
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"You may never be happy. So you just have to dance, dance so well that you leave everyone speechless."
- Haruki Murakami -
👨🎨: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
🖼️: "Dance at Bougival", 1882-1883, oil on canvas
🏛️: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (🇺🇸)
#Quotes #Art #Painting #Impressionism
- Haruki Murakami -
👨🎨: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
🖼️: "Dance at Bougival", 1882-1883, oil on canvas
🏛️: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (🇺🇸)
#Quotes #Art #Painting #Impressionism
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"You may never be happy. So you just have to dance, dance so well that you leave everyone speechless."
- Haruki Murakami -
👨🎨: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
🖼️: "Dance at Bougival", 1882-1883, oil on canvas
🏛️: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (🇺🇸)
#Quotes #Art #Painting #Impressionism
- Haruki Murakami -
👨🎨: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
🖼️: "Dance at Bougival", 1882-1883, oil on canvas
🏛️: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (🇺🇸)
#Quotes #Art #Painting #Impressionism
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Now that the book's been out for over a month, I'm re-posting this great review by @hawkwinglb.bsky.social of Queen Demon, for people who have had time to read the book and like really deep smart dives: locusmag.com/review/queen...
Queen Demon by Martha Wells: Review by Liz Bourke
Queen Demon, Martha Wells (Tor 978-1-250-82691-6, $28.99, 400pp, hc) October 2025. Cover by Cynthia Sheppard. I’ve loved Martha Wells’s fantasy novels ever since I picked up The Element of Fire. Qu…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Now that the book's been out for over a month, I'm re-posting this great review by @hawkwinglb.bsky.social of Queen Demon, for people who have had time to read the book and like really deep smart dives: locusmag.com/review/queen...
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Doing a loop in Silver Lake, and Ivanhoe Reservoir is looking nicely van Gogh-esque this morning, a kind of daylight version of "The Starry Night."
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Doing a loop in Silver Lake, and Ivanhoe Reservoir is looking nicely van Gogh-esque this morning, a kind of daylight version of "The Starry Night."
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Dear @mooseallain.bsky.social , my Mum Gill Brown, a local Exeter artist, is so unconvinced of her talent that I had to rescue several of these from a charity shop this week. I think they're superb, no?
#art #abstractart #exeter
#art #abstractart #exeter
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Dear @mooseallain.bsky.social , my Mum Gill Brown, a local Exeter artist, is so unconvinced of her talent that I had to rescue several of these from a charity shop this week. I think they're superb, no?
#art #abstractart #exeter
#art #abstractart #exeter
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You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
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Matthew Joseph Jenner experiences child labor in Sarah Goher's HAPPY BIRTHDAY, a film of profound authenticity whose impact left is the result of a director working to create something memorable buff.ly/7Z9aCYN
Review: Happy Birthday (Sarah Goher)
"As hauntingly beautiful as it is deeply disquieting" If there is one way to describe Happy Birthday, the beautiful directorial debut of Sarah Goher, it
icsfilm.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Matthew Joseph Jenner experiences child labor in Sarah Goher's HAPPY BIRTHDAY, a film of profound authenticity whose impact left is the result of a director working to create something memorable buff.ly/7Z9aCYN
